Well we were blessed on 18 September to have our mare deliver another magnificent colt.
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| Our lovely 2011 colt |
Unfortunately the mare had a bit of a torrid time, she retained some of the placenta, and got an infection in her uterus, we ended up having to send her to the Vet Clinic, after a week of the vet treating her at the farm, she wasn't improving quickly enough.
It was touch and go for both mum & colt, with them both having very high temperatures and infections, but after another week of (expensive!) treatment, they were both fine.
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| Our 2011 colt at about 3 weeks old, with milk splatter on his face! |
The colt also had a few issues with his legs, with Thoroughbreds, especially if you want to sell them as a weanling (9 months) or yearling (12-18 months), having straight legs is the goal. Buyers are looking to buy a horse with as few conformation issues as possible, and having wonky legs will cut the price you achieve dramatically.
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| A friendly fella |
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| Mum & Bub, healthy and happy to be home from the vets! |
We had the farrier do some corrective work on his hooves, and we're continuously monitoring his progress, and thankfully with the colt now being 5 months old his legs are just about spot on!
We weaned him off his mum in early Feb, and he's currently enjoying life as a kid with a gang of 7 other weanlings, bucking their newly aquired brands off morning & night, tearing around the paddock, playing chasey and pretend fighting for dominance and just fun!
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| Not a great photo - from my phone - this is at about 4 months of age |
At this stage we'll be selling this bloke at the June Weanling Sales in Sydney, where we sold his brother last year, and his sister the year before.
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| 2010 edition |
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| 2009 edition |
I'll hopefully get some good photos of him soon, before I go on maternity leave!
Till next time,
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